BBC Health News

Health officials explain when to keep your child at home and how to stop the spread of bugs.

Cancelled operations and exhausted staff - the BBC goes into a busy hospital coping during a strike.

More than 1,600 pills were bought by a BBC reporter who entered false information online without challenge.

Thanks to its weight loss drug, Novo Nordisk briefly became Europe's most valuable firm in 2023.

Reckitt are recalling batches of Nutramigen powders after finding bacteria in an "isolated overseas sample".

A new antibiotic compound could help treat a bacterium the World Health Organization classes as a major threat.

The longest strike in the history of the NHS is in its second day. Is there hope of a resolution?

NHS bosses say the service is under huge pressure - but junior doctors say they are misusing the system.

Junior doctors will begin a six-day walkout in England, causing severe disruption to services.

A planned six-day junior doctors' strike will have a big impact on routine care, a health chief says.

Record numbers are being tested for cancer but treatment targets are still being missed in England.

Actress Emilia Clarke and her mother Jenny are named in the New Year Honours for brain charity work.